Time for Camping?

In regard to a "medical discussion," one cannot make an informed decision about camping without discussing the medical science issues of SARS-CoV-2.  To do so without considering the science would would be dangerous, especially for many of the members of this board who are retired or close to retirement, thus in the most vulnerable age group.  Pandemics, though they may have socio/political elements, are diseases and Mother Nature* dictates the rules by which they spread or are contained.  Those who don't want to play by her rules risk paying a terrible personal price and risk infecting many innocent people. *[This is intended as a metaphor for the process of nature, not an expression of religious or mystical belief.]

This isn't an issue of machismo, in which the brave go out and the wimps stay home.  This is an issue of caring about one's community and the common good and not spreading a potentially fatal infection to our "neighbors."  It's a matter of following the Golden Rule.

Can we camp with our self contained trailers?  Probably so, but there are limits.  Not only do we have to think about our own exposures, we need to also think about those folks who work in the campgrounds and have to clean up after us.  If we truly camp in a fully self contained situation where we bring our own water, take our "drainings" and garbage home with us, as well as avoid interactions with other campers and camp ground staff without proper PPE, i.e. face masks, and physical distance, then probably we can camp with minimal risk to ourselves or others.  The reality of camping is such that people don't always clean up after themselves, thus putting the campground employees at unnecessary risk.

For myself, I will go camping when the consensus from qualified public health officials says the risk is acceptable.  They are the only ones who know what the heck they are talking about; the others just emit greenhouse gasses from their posteriors.